THE CASHION ADVANCE
O. G. Woodvvlrth, Pub.
CASHION, • • • OKLAHOMA.
Good Word for Bank Clerks.
One new thing proposed at the
hankers' meetings had special refer-
ence to bunk clerks. The liauk clerks
In the country will be pleased to know
that the new thing may go through
before the time of next convention,
says Gflson Wiilets in Leslie's. The
new plan is to admit the bank clerks'
association as part of the bankers' as-
sociation and give all the tellers and
clerks a chance to attend the conven-
tions and have a voice In the busi-
ness. "And why not?" said a cashier
of a big New York bank, while we
sat with cashiers of other banks
throughout the country. "The paying
teller is, in fact, almost as important
a man in any bank as the cashier. He
can break a bank quicker than any
other one man on the premises. By
dint of faultless memory he holds his
cage, in the live hours of banking, the
paying teller cashes perhaps thou-
sands of checks. At a single glance
he must know whether the signature
on a check is genuine. The teller is
also a careful student of the human
face. If he does not know the faces
of his customers as well as the faces
of their checks he may some day crip-
ple, if not break, a bank. In the great
banks in the large cities the paying
tellers sometimes have as much as
five or six millions in their direct
charge. That there are wondrously
few betrayals of trust speaks volumes
for the high average of honesty
among the hundred thousand or more
bank clerks of the country."
Prize Money Won at Last.
Nearly 5(1 years have elapsed since
Uriah A. Hoyden, a Boston engineer,
deposited $1,000 with the trustees of
tlii! Franklin institute to be awarded
ns a prize for determining by experi-
ment whether all rays of light and
other physical rays are transmitted
with the same velocity. It was not
until this summer that the prize was
won. Mr. Boyden doubted the ac-
curacy of the experiments of Baron
von VVrede in 1810. tending to show
that light and radiant heat travel at
different rates of speed, and he hoped
to have the matter established by a
more careful series of tests. Dr. Paul
K. Heyl of the Central high school of
Philadelphia experimented on the rays
of Algol, a variable star in the constel-
lation Perseus, and established to his
own satisfaction and to the satisfac-
tion of a committee of expert phys-
icists that the visible and the ultra-
violet rays of the spectrum travel
with the same degree of speed, and
the prize has been awarded to him.
His paper on the subject was printed
in tile Journal of the Franklin insti-
tute. The accumulation of the fund
for nearly 50 yi urs remains, and the
Judges in the contest have recom-
mended that the sum be set aside as a
prize for similar successful experi-
ments regarding the speed of the in-
fra-red rnvs.
The Germun Kaiser Wilhelm Is pro-
foundly Interested in aerial naviga-
tion, and after watching the experi-
ments with military balloons re
marked: After what I have seen to-
day, 1 am hopeful of the future of ait
navigation, and firm)) believe in fu-
ture successes." His majesty and
others who are taking up the problem
have come to the same conclusion as
that formed .10 years ago by that pio-
neer in ballooning, John I.a Mountain,
who repeatedly expressed the convic-
tion that "man would yet learn to fly."
Many other wonderful things have
been brought to pass, and with the
steadily increasing knowledge of sil-
ence and natural laws possessed by
the present generation the kaiser
voices the opinion of a growing con-
stituency.
Returns from the target practice of
the warships of the Atlantic fleet have
been received and ate regarded by the
naval authorities us satisfactory and
in some respects remarkable Hut the
army men, who have been stirred up
by recent criticisms of naval officers
regarding the shooting by the seacnast
artillery, hui'e been keeping talis and
profess to have seen how the work of
the navy can be Improved In various
respects. This Is not at all alarming.
On the runt ury, It serves to show
that both branches of national defense
are on the alert mid that each Is try-
ing to iip I ' tile other In efficiency.
T lit . • •• i roils friendly and ex-
j i ' v i r . tli' most udvan-
lag iiur results to the country,
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Jtumoncr 'THFfkW Off THE" BQlC   
"XEA£:s AND S1X2C5.'
"Handsome as a picture: '
"Ha! the Ideal at last,"—ironically.
"Blond, of course."
"Dark as a Spaniard, and rides lifte
Diana." His enthusiasm wa^ not to be
lightly passed over.
"Never heard of Diana riding," said
I; "always saw her pictured as going
afoot."
"Don't be an ass! You know very
well what I mean."
"I've no argument to ofTer, nor any
picture to prove my case. You've had
"H'm! You've made quite a audy.
She must be visiting some one near-
by. There is an old castle three miles
west of the smithy. Did she speak
English?"
"Yes,"—excitedly.
"That accounts for It. An old Eng-
lish nobleman lives over there luring
the summer months, and it 1? not im-
probable that she is one of his guests."
in my heart I knew that byr highness
was up to some of her trkus again, but
there was no need of her shattering
an adventure; give it up, every bit I gO0tl oltl Max's heart Yet I felt bound
SYNOPSIS.
Arthur Warrington, American consul
to Barseheit, tells bow reigning Grand
Duke attempts to force his neiee, Prin-
cess Hildegarde, to marry prince Dopple-
kinn, an oltl widower. Warrington does
not know the princess even by sight.
Willie horseback riding In the country
night overtakes him ami be seeks accom-
modations in a dilapidated rastle. Here
he linds two women and an old man
servant. One woman Is 1'rlncess lllide
garde and the other a friend. Hon. Hetty
Moore, of England. They detain him to
witness a mock marriage between the
princess and a disgraced army officer,
Steinboek, done for tin- purpose of foiling
the grand duke. Steinboek attempts to
kiss the princess and she is rescued by
Warrington. Steinboek disappears for
good. Max Sebarfenstein, an old Ameri-
can friend of Warrington's reaches Bar-
seheit. Warrington tells him of the prin-
cess. Sebarfenstein shows Warrington
a locket with a picture of a woman in-
side. It was on his neck when he, as a
boy, was picked up and adopted by his
foster father, whose name lie was given,
lie believes it to be a picture of his
mother. The grand duke announces to
the princess that she is to marry Dopple-
kinn the following week. During a morn-
ing ride she plans to escape. She meets
Scharfenstein.
CHAPTER VI.—Continued.
"Oh, I am curious to know. Bauer
will tell it to every one In Barseheit
that you overpay for things, and from
now on you will have to figure living
on a basis of crowns."
It is worth any price to hear a pretty
woman laugh. What a fine beginning
for a day!
"May misfortune be kind enough to
bring you this way again, Herr!"
Bauer cried joyfully, not to say ambig-
uously.
"Listen to that!" laughed the girl,
her eyes shining like the water In the
sun. "But he means only to thank
your generosity. Now,"—with a se-
vere frown,—"how much do 1 owe you?
Take care; I've only a few pieces of
silver in my purse."
"Why, Fraulein, you owe me noth-
ing; 1 am even in debt to you for this
v©ry crown." Which proved that
Bauer had had his lesson in courtier-
Bhlp.
The assistant soon brought forth the
gill's restive filly. Mux sprang to her
aid. How light her foot was in his
palm! (She could easily have mount-
ed alone, sueh was her skill; but
there's the woman of it.)
"I am going toward the Pass," she
said, reading the half-veiled appeal in
his blue eyes.
"Which way Is that?" he asked,
swinging into his own caddie.
"That way," nodding toward the
south. After all, there could he no
harm! in two or three hours their
paths would separate for ever.
"Why," delightedly,—"I am going
that way myself."
Old Bauer watched them till they
disappeared around a turn in the road.
He returned to his forge, shaking his
head as if confronted by a problem too
abstruse even for his German mind.
"Well, he's an American, so 1 will
not waste any pity on him. The pity
is that she must wed old Red-nose."
It would have been if she had!
So the princess and Prince Charm-
ing rode Into the country, and they
talked about a thousand and one
things. Had she ever been to France?
Yes. To England? She had received
part of her education there. Did she
know the Princess Hildegarde?
ly. What was she like? Slu
madcap, irresponsible, but very much
abused. Did she know Mr. Warring-
ton, the American consul? She had
seen him on his morning rides. Wasn't
it a fine world ' ll was, Indeed.
"Follow me!" she cried suddenly,
even daringly
A stone wall, three feet high, ran
along at their right. The foreground
was hard and firm. Pressing the reins
on the filly's withers, she made straight
for the wall, cleared it, and drew up
on the other side. Now. Max hadn't
the least Idea that the horse under him
was a hunter, so I might very well say
that he took his life in his hands as he
followed her. Hut Dandy knew ills
business, lie took the wall without ef-
fort. A warm glow went over Max
when he found that he hadn't broken
his neck. Together they galloped
down ilie field and came back for the
return jump This, too, was made
easily. Max's admiration knew no
bounds. It was a dangerous pastime
in more ways than one.
At eight o'clock they turned toward
home, talking about another thousand
and one things.
"It has been a delightful ride," sug-
gested Max, with an eye to the future.
"1 take this road nearly every morn-
ing," said she, looking out upon the
water, which was milling itself uud
quarreling along the sandy shores.
Mux said nothing, but he at once
made up his mind thut he would take
the same road provided he could in
any reasonable manner get rid of me.
"Did you enjoy the ride?" asked the
Honorable Betty, as her highness came
In to breakfast. There were no formal-
ities in the princess' apartments.
"Beautifully!" Her highness guilt-
ily wondered if there was any logical
way to keep Betty in the house for the
next few mornings. She sat down and
sipped her tea. "The duke talked to
me last night. Steinboek played dou-
ble."
"What!"
"Yes. He sold us to the duke, who
patiently waited for me to speak.
Betty, I am a fool. But 1 shall never
marry Doppelkinn. That Is settled."
"I suppose he will be inviting me to
return to England," said Betty
shrewdly.
"Not for the present."
"And I have just grown to love the
place,"—pathetically. "Mr. Warring-
ton has asked me to ride with him
afternoons. His ankle prevents him
of it.
"One of the finest horsewomen 1
ever saw. Took a wall three feet high
the other morning, just to see if I
dared follow. Ducky Dandy Is a hunt-
er, or I'd have broken my neck."
"Very interesting." Then of a sud-
den ti thought flushed through my
heud and out again. "Anybody with
her?"
"Only myself these three mornings."
"H'm! Did you get as far as names?"
"Yes; I told her mine. Who is
Hildegarde von Heideloff?"
"Heldeloff?" I was puzzled. My sus-
picions evaporated. "I can't say that
I know any one by that name. Sure it
was Heideloff?"
"Do you mean to tell me," with
blank astonishment, "that there is a
petticoat on horseback in this duchy
that you do not know?"
"I don't know any woman by the
name of Hildegarde von Heideloff; on
my word of honor, Max, I don't."
"Old Bauer, the blacksmith, knew
her."
"Hang You, Who's Talking About Getting Married?"
from taking the long morning jaunts.
If it will not interfere with your plans,
dear—■"
"Accept, by all means," Interrupted
her highness. "He is a capital horse-
man.'' She smiled mysteriously. Hap-
Slight- j |iiy her companion was absorbed in
was a | bought and did not see this smile.
Max came in at a quarter of ton, j
went to tub, and came down in time j
lor the eggs.
"Have a good ride?" I asked.
"Bully! Beautiful country!" He
,vas enthusiastic.
"How these healthy animals eat!" 1 ;
hought as 1 observed him occasion-[
illy.
"Wish I could go with you," 1 said,
but half-heartedly.
"I'll get the lay of the land quick j
enough," he replied.
Bauer? All my suspicions returned.
"Describe the girl to me."
to say; "Why not loa't into the purse?
There might be something there to
prove her Identity."
"Look into her purse?"—horrified.
"You wouldn't have me peeping into a
woman's purse, woi.ld you? Suppose
there sliould be a box of rouge? Her
cheeks were red."
"Quite likely."
"Or a powder-puff."
"Even more likely."
"Or—"
"Go on."
"Or a love letter."
"I have my doubts,1' said I.
"Well, If you do not know who sha
is, I'll find out,"—undismayed.
Doubtless he would; he was a per-
sistent old beggar, was Max.
"Do not let It get serious, my boy, *
I warned. "You could not marry any-
one in this country."
"Why not?"
"Have you been regularly baptizedT
Was your father? Was your grand-
father? Unless you can answer these
simplest of questions and prove them,
you could not get a license; and no
priest or preacher would dare marry-
you without a license."
"Hang you, who's talking about get-
ting married? All I want to know Is,
who is Hildegarde von Heideloff, and
haw am I to return her purse? I shalt
ask the blacksmith."
"Do so,"—taking up my egg spoon.
Max slipped the purse into his breast-
pocket and sat down.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Power of Imagination.
"Imagination has a great deal to
do with some cases of sickness," said
a doctor in St. Joseph's hospital,
quoted in the Philadelphia Record.
"There was a woman who used to
come here regularly complaining that
she had swallowed a pin and tli&t it
was stuck in her throat, hurting her
dreadfully. Week after week we as-
sured her that we could find no pin,
but still she came. At last we deter-
mined to satisfy her, so we told her
to open her mouth wide and shut her
eyes. Then we placed a pin between
a pair of long forceps and ran it down
her throat. After fooling around a
while <ve drew it out and declared
that we had at last succeeded in ex-
tracting the troublesome pin. She got
up, declared that she felt better and
went away. I saw her later, and she-
declared that the pain in her throat
had entirely disappeared."
The Almighty Dollar.
A recent headline, "Rule of the
Dollar," has suggested the inquiry.
Who originated the familiar phase,
"the almighty dollar?" It was Wash-
ington Irving, in "The Creole Village,"
which he published in 1837. The
phrase became so popular and excited
so much controversy in consequence
of a doubt whether the adjective were
irreverent, that its author had to ex-
plain IS years later that he intended
"no irreverence, even to the dollar,
which he is well aware is becoming,
daily more and more an object of
worship." "Dollar" is certainly one of
"Handsome figure, masses of blnck ! the world's greatest words now, and it
hair, great black eyes that are full of 1 is difficult to realize that it only means
good fun, a delicate nose, and I might
add, a very kissable mouth."
"What! have you kissed her?" I ex-
claimed. •
"No, no! Only, I'd like to."
"valleyer," the "thaler" having been
named after the Joachimsthal, in Bo-
hemia, in whose valley it was first
coined in the sixteenth century.—Lon-
don Chronicle.
Spent Millions for Music.
The rascal! Not a word about the
girl that morning, or the next, or until
Thursday morning. If only I had
known! Hut Fate knows her business
better than 1 do, and she was handling
the affair. But long rides of a morn-
ing with a pretty girl are not safe for
any bachelor.
Thursday morning he came iti late,
lie dropped something on the table.
On Inspection I found it to be a wom-
an's handkerchief purse.
' Where the deuce did you get that?"
I asked, mighty curious.
"By George! but I've been enjoying
lite most enchanting adventure; such
as you read out of a book. I'm inclined
to believe that I shall enjoy my studies
in oltl Barseheit."
"But where did you get this?" If
there was a girl around, 1 wanted to
know all about It.
"She dropped It."
"She dropped It!" I repeated. "What
she? Why, you old tow-head, have you
been flirting at tills hour of the morn-
ing?"
An Industrious calculator has esti-
| mated that $10,000,000 were spent last
winter by the people of America for
| the enjoyment of serious music—
! music, that is to say, as It is known In
our concert halls and opera houses;
I not the music of the comic opera
stage and the vaudeville house.
Izers flourishes us never
Everybody's Magazine.
before.—
Millions We Burn or Gamble.
In all this huge country of ours we
build about $'.00,000,000 worth of new
buildings a year; our fire losses, in-
cluding coBt of fire departments and
The figure is more likely an under- j Insurance, exceeds that sum. Two
estimate than an exaggeration. Pew j hundred millions of dollars are actu-
soclal phenomena of recent years in j ally burned up. gone Into smoke; tire-
this country hrve been more remark- | departments, high water pressure and
able than the enormous Increase in | all flint sort of thing mean nearly
the popular demand for music of the | $1100,000.000 more; we annually pay
out $195,000,000 fo the gentlemen who
condescend to gamble with us on the
question of fire In insurance premi-
ums.
The sum of these amounts, writes
W. F. Fltzpatrlck, in the Metropolitan
Muglztnc. is our fire cost, and we get
buck, after considerable trouble and
some litigation, about $'.15,000,000 from
the Insurance companies us a slight
salve for our fire Injuries!
better class. Ten years ago the works
of Wagner, of Beethoven, of Schubert,
of Schumann, of Tschaikowsky were
relegated. In the average mind, to the
vaguo and unattainable Umbo of
"classical" music; to-day, one catches
one's carpenter whistling the "Sieg-
fried" motive from "Der Ring des
Nlebelungen," and the little dress
maker from the suburbs discourses In-
telligently upon the revolutionary art
of Rlcltard Strauss.
The publishers will tell you of the
large and increuslng demand for op
eratlc guide books, for biographies of
great composers, for Introductions of
all kinds to the secrets of that sup
poiedly mysterious art—the art of
rruric; and the grent tribe of popular-
Keep Hustling.
Do not waste your life In doubts and
fears; spend yourself on the work be-
fore you, well ascured that the rU lit
performance of this hour's duties will
be the best prepai ,r I' >n (br the hoUI%«
or ages that follow it. Emet v.